trầm luân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沈淪.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəm˨˩ lwən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəm˦˩ lwəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəm˨˩ l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]

Adjective

trầm luân

  1. (originally Buddhism) filled with an ocean of misery